This webinar will provide an update regarding recent and upcoming policy, regulatory and legal developments relating to federal and state protections for threatened and endangered species in Pennsylvania. The panelists, Tad Macfarlan and Sam Boden from K&L Gates LLP, will discuss the significance of recent changes to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regulations implementing the federal Endangered Species Act, evolving protections for the tricolored bat and northern long-eared bat, and potential policy implications of the 2024 election.
Presenters: Tad Macfarlan - is an experienced environmental and land use lawyer and a partner in the firm's global Environment, Land, and Natural Resources practice group. Tad's practice focuses on the environmental aspects of project development, transactional, litigation, and government enforcement matters (both civil and criminal). His clients include developers and operators of utility-scale wind and solar projects; shale gas production, transmission and electric generation facilities; water and wastewater utilities; mine and quarry operators; hazardous waste processing facilities; other heavy manufacturing and industrial facilities; and financial entities holding or acquiring an interest in such facilities. Tad regularly provides advice with respect to the regulatory regimes governing air emissions (including greenhouse gases); wetland and stream protection; wastewater and stormwater discharges; water withdrawals; hazardous wastes and materials; threatened and endangered species; cultural resources and historic properties; and local land use and zoning requirements.
Presenter: Samuel Boden - is an associate in the environment, land, and natural resources group in the Harrisburg office. Sam assists a broad range of clients on the environmental aspects of project development, transactions, and government enforcement matters, with a specific focus on renewable energy. He counsels clients on compliance under the full suite of environmental statutes, including the Clean Water Act (CWA); National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); Endangered Species Act (ESA); the Comprehensive, Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA); and state equivalents. Sam also monitors novel issues arising under environmental laws relating to solar, wind, hydrogen energy, and carbon capture permitting, regulation of emerging contaminants, and environmental justice considerations.
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